EP0750781B1 - Boite pour conserver et proteger des supports de sons - Google Patents

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EP0750781B1
EP0750781B1 EP95928383A EP95928383A EP0750781B1 EP 0750781 B1 EP0750781 B1 EP 0750781B1 EP 95928383 A EP95928383 A EP 95928383A EP 95928383 A EP95928383 A EP 95928383A EP 0750781 B1 EP0750781 B1 EP 0750781B1
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    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G11B33/02—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon
    • G11B33/04—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers
    • G11B33/0405—Cabinets; Cases; Stands; Disposition of apparatus therein or thereon modified to store record carriers for storing discs
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    • G11B33/0422—Single disc boxes for discs without cartridge

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  • the invention relates to a container for storing and protecting sound carriers, in particular floppy disks, compact discs or the like, with a flat receiving part which has a recess for at least partially receiving a sound carrier, and a closure part which is connected to the receiving part in this way that the receiving part for removing or inserting the sound carrier into the closing part can be pivoted in and out, and the sound carrier is completely enclosed by the receiving part and the closing part when the container is closed.
  • containers are used most frequently for use in the music industry, which consist of a rectangular base and a rectangular cover made of transparent plastic, which are hinged together at one edge by means of a hinge. Inside is a rectangular plastic insert, which the Compact disc in the middle of it and fixed.
  • these containers are relatively bulky and oversized compared to the size and flat shape of the compact disc.
  • these three-component containers require very proper handling when opening and removing the compact disc.
  • Another disadvantage of this relatively expensive packaging is that the open container is twice as large as the closed one.
  • EP 0 181 835 A2 In order to enable simple operation, in particular for use in the car, in particular one-handed removal and return of the diskette from the container or into the container, EP 0 181 835 A2 already describes a container in which the closure part has a rectangular basic shape whose one narrow side is covered by a lid-shaped receiving part which is rotatably arranged in a corner region.
  • the lid is integrally connected to a substantially U-shaped disk holder which projects into the container in the closed state. To remove or insert a disk, the disk holder can be swiveled out of the container by opening the lid.
  • This known device is relatively complex to manufacture and quite bulky when opened.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a container of the type mentioned, which is adapted to the shape and size of the compact disc, which does not require additional space even in the open state, which has fewer components than the conventional containers for sound carriers such as compact Discs or the like. And that can be produced at lower costs.
  • the receiving part is an approximately semicircular disk-shaped receptacle and the closure part is also approximately Semicircular disk-shaped closure sleeve is that the inner contour of the receptacle has an equal or slightly larger circle radius and a same or slightly larger thickness than the sound carrier, that the outer contour of the receptacle has an equal or slightly smaller circle radius and an equal or slightly smaller thickness than the inner contour of the closure sleeve has and that the connection of the receptacle with the closure sleeve is formed approximately in the center of the circle.
  • a container which is adapted to the shape of the sound carrier to be packaged, not only builds small, but also enables simple and safe handling.
  • the container Since the container only consists of two sleeves that can be rotated one inside the other, it is inexpensive to manufacture and takes up only half as much space in the open state without the sound carrier inserted than in the closed state.
  • the receptacle can be rotated about its axis perpendicular to the plane of the semicircle and passing through the center against the closure sleeve.
  • the sound carrier can be inserted into or removed from the receiving sleeve. If the recording sleeve with the inserted sound carrier is completely unscrewed from the closure shell, the sound carrier is also completely enclosed in the container.
  • the small number of components and small size of the container according to the invention has a favorable effect both on the space requirement and on the price.
  • the rotatable connection between the receiving sleeve and the closure sleeve can be achieved in that one of the two sleeves has a particularly cylindrical recess in its axis of rotation, in which a pin arranged on the other sleeve, in particular of the same shape, engages.
  • a joint or an axle or the like can thus be dispensed with. You only need the two covers to be inserted into each other so that the pin of one shell snaps into the recess of the other shell. The container according to the invention is thus already assembled.
  • one or more projections are formed on the receptacle or the closure sleeve, which engage in a form-fitting manner in corresponding recesses in the closure sleeve or the receptacle.
  • the projections can serve as a closure, so that the receptacle cannot rotate out of the closure envelope when the container is completely closed or fully open.
  • the projections on the outer corner edges of the receiving sleeve or the sealing sleeve.
  • the recesses are advantageously also arranged in the outer corner edges of the closure sleeve or the receiving sleeve.
  • a gripping device is provided in the outer edge region of the receiving sleeve, which can be brought into engagement with recesses serving as a stop in the outer edge region of the closure sleeve.
  • balls, buttons, holders, hooks or the like can serve as the gripping device.
  • the hooks can also serve as a hanging device on a special stand, especially a sales stand. These hooks or the like can be attached to the above-mentioned protrusions.
  • the invention provides that corrugations are formed on the receiving sleeve and / or the sealing sleeve.
  • a radial inner groove is formed on the end face of the recess for receiving the sound carrier in the receiving sleeve. According to the invention, this is dimensioned such that the radial outer, unplayed edge of the sound carrier, in particular a compact disc, engages in the inner groove and can be easily clamped there, if necessary.
  • the semicircular disk-shaped inner walls of the receiving sleeve and / or the sealing sleeve can be designed without scratches according to the invention. This means that the sound carrier can be inserted into the recording case without an additional protective cover if it does not have a radial inner groove without the risk that the sound carrier will be scratched, which would reduce its quality and possibly even destroy the sound carrier.
  • the protection of the sound carrier also serves as a further embodiment of the container according to the invention in that the width of the recess in the receptacle is slightly curved outwards.
  • a protrusion is also formed at least on one of the two side edges of the receiving sleeve as protection and additionally as an insertion aid for the sound carrier.
  • the two shells of the container according to the invention can consist of plastic or metal or cardboard or of a combination of these materials.
  • the containers can be made from the most suitable materials for a wide range of requirements (inexpensive, exclusive, large, small lot sizes, etc.).
  • the containers can expediently be stackable. For this purpose, recesses, depressions or the like. Recesses and corresponding counterparts are provided on the sleeves.
  • the containers can also be connected to one another by connecting means attached to the shells. This means that many sound carriers, in particular compact discs, can be placed one above the other or side by side in a small space in your containers.
  • the containers can be stored in stands specially designed for these containers or in conventional stands.
  • a container for two sound carriers or a magazine of several sound carriers can be realized in that a closure shell has two or more semicircular disc-shaped interiors which are rotatably connected to a corresponding number of receptacles.
  • a sound carrier for example a compact disc
  • Such magazines can be used for several compact discs for use with players with compact disc changers for compact disc machines or as a clipboard for compact discs.
  • the sound carrier in particular the compact disc
  • the sound carrier can remain in the container during playback, a mechanism of the playback device ensuring that the sound carrier is played.
  • Compact discs which serve as data storage for computers, can be slid into the drive of the computer in a similar manner to floppy disks, where a mechanism or read head then provides access to the stored data.
  • the container shown in Fig. 1 consists of a flat semicircular receptacle 1 and also a semicircular disk-shaped closure sleeve 2.
  • a sound carrier 3 in the illustrated embodiment a compact disc, is inserted.
  • the receptacle 1 is arranged in the closure sleeve 2, the disk-shaped receptacle 1 having the same or slightly smaller diameter than the disk-shaped closure sleeve 2.
  • the receptacle 1 can be swung into and out of the closure sleeve 2.
  • the receptacle 1 is connected in its circular center 18 via a cylindrical pin 4 and a recess 5 of the same shape in a rotationally fixed manner to the closure sleeve 2 in its circular center 18.
  • the receptacle 1 is rotated clockwise against the closure sleeve 2 in the illustrated embodiment, the receptacle 1 is immersed in the closure sleeve 2 so that a compact disc 3 can be inserted into or removed from the receptacle. If you turn the receptacle 1 together with the inserted compact disc 3 counterclockwise by approximately 180 ° against the closure shell 2, the container is closed and the compact disc 3 is completely enclosed and thus protected.
  • a projection 6 is formed on one of the corners 19 of the receptacle 1, which comes into contact with corresponding recesses 7 on the two radially outer corners of the closure 2. This allows the receptacle 1 to be fully screwed into the closure 2, which enables the compact disc 3 to be inserted and removed. Also lets handle the receptacle 1 well on the projection 6. For an even better finger attachment, corrugations 8 attached to the closure sleeve 2 are used.
  • a radial inner groove 9 is formed on the end face 12 of the recess 11.
  • the radial inner groove 9 serves to receive the compact disc 3 on its radially outer, unrecorded edge 13.
  • the compact disc 3 is thus arranged in contact-free manner in the receiving sleeve 1 on its recorded side surfaces. Damage to the sound carrier is also prevented in that the inner walls of the semicircular disk-shaped receptacle 1 and closure sleeve 2 are designed to be scratch-free.
  • the receptacle 1 can be facilitated according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 in that the recess 11 in the receptacle 1 is slightly curved outward in its width. Due to the curvature, the surface of the sound carrier does not come into contact with the recording sleeve, so that scratching is prevented.
  • An additional introduction aid is shown in FIG. 8.
  • An additional projection 16 is then formed on the side wall 14 of the receiving sleeve 1.
  • Such a projection can also be provided on the other or on both side walls.
  • the extension of the side walls of the receptacle 1 can be realized both in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 and in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 and in any other embodiment.
  • the receiving sleeve 1 and the closure sleeve 2 can consist of plastic, metal, cardboard or a combination of these materials.
  • the containers can also be stacked or connected to one another, in particular to form magazines, which means that the space required for Transport or storage is reduced to a minimum.
  • corresponding recesses and counterparts and / or (also not shown) connecting means can be provided on the sleeves 1 and 2.
  • FIG. 9 shows a further embodiment of a container for the storage and protection of sound carriers, in which the closure shell has two semicircular interior spaces 10 which are rotatably connected to a plurality of receptacle shells 1 (not shown).
  • a plurality of interiors 10 can also be provided for a compact disc magazine, which are accommodated in a correspondingly wider closure sleeve 17.
  • the compact disc 3 can remain in the container during playback in a playback device, a mechanism of the playback device ensuring the playback of the compact disc.

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  1. Boîtier pour conserver et protéger des supports de sons ou d'enregistrement, en particulier de disquettes, disques compacts ou analogues, avec une partie de logement plate qui présente un évidement pour recevoir au moins partiellement un support de sons, et une partie de fermeture qui est reliée avec la partie de logement de telle sorte que la partie de logement pour le prélèvement ou la mise en place du support de sons dans la partie de fermeture peut s'introduire ou s'extraire par pivotement et le support de sons avec le boîtier fermé étant entièrement entouré par la partie de logement et la partie de fermeture, caractérisée en ce que la partie de logement est une enveloppe de logement (1) ayant la forme d'un disque approximativement semi-circulaire et la partie de fermeture (2) est une enveloppe de fermeture (2) ayant également la forme d'un disque approximativement semi-circulaire, en ce que le contour intérieur de l'enveloppe de logement (1) présente un rayon de cercle identique ou légèrement supérieur et une épaisseur identique ou légèrement supérieure au support de sons (3), en ce que le contour externe de l'enveloppe de logement (1) présente un rayon de cercle identique ou légèrement plus petit et une épaisseur identique ou légèrement plus petite que le contour interne de l'enveloppe de fermeture (2) et en ce que la liaison entre l'enveloppe de logement (1) et l'enveloppe de fermeture (2) est formée approximativement dans les points médians du cercle (18).
  2. Boîtier selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'enveloppe de logement (1) ou l'enveloppe de fermeture (2) présente dans son axe rotatif un évidement (5) en particulier cylindrique dans lequel s'engage un tourillon (4) disposé sur l'enveloppe de fermeture (2) ou sur l'enveloppe de logement (1), en particulier de forme identique.
  3. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que sur l'enveloppe de logement (1) ou sur l'enveloppe de fermeture (2), sont formées une ou plusieurs saillies (6) qui s'engage(nt) dans des évidements correspondants (7) dans l'enveloppe de fermeture (2) ou l'enveloppe de logement (1).
  4. Boîtier selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que la ou les saillie(s) (6) sont disposées sur un côté ou sur les deux côtés de l'enveloppe de logement (1) ou l'enveloppe de fermeture (2).
  5. Boîtier selon les revendications 3 et 4, caractérisé en ce que les évidements (7) sont formés dans les coins extérieurs de l'enveloppe de fermeture (2) ou de l'enveloppe de logement (1).
  6. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce qu'au niveau des coins situés extérieurement radialement de l'enveloppe de logement (1), est agencé un dispositif de prise (20) qui peut être mis en engagement dans les évidements (21 et 22) servant de butées dans la zone marginale extérieure de l'enveloppe de fermeture (2).
  7. Boîtier selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de préhension (20) est une sphère, un bouton, un support, un crochet ou analogue.
  8. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que sur l'enveloppe de logement (1) et/ou l'enveloppe de fermeture (2) sont formées des cannelures (8).
  9. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que sur le côté frontal (12) de l'évidement (11) est formée une gorge interne radiale (9) pour recevoir un support de sons (3) dans l'enveloppe de logement (1).
  10. Boîtier selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que la gorge interne (9) est dimensionnée de telle sorte que le bord extérieur radial non enregistré (13) du support de sons (3), en particulier d'un disque compact s'engage dans la gorge interne (9) et peut y être éventuellement facilement inséré.
  11. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que les parois internes de l'enveloppe de logement en forme de disque semi-circulaire (1) et/ou l'enveloppe de fermeture (12) sont exemptes d'éraflures.
  12. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'évidement (11) dans l'enveloppe - de logement (1) est bombé dans sa largeur sensiblement vers l'extérieur.
  13. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins sur l'une des deux parois latérales (14, 15) de l'enveloppe de logement (1) est formée une saillie (16) conçue pour faciliter l'introduction du support de sons (3).
  14. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'enveloppe de logement (1) et/ou l'enveloppe de fermeture (2) consiste en matière synthétique, métal ou carton ou en une combinaison de ces matériaux.
  15. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les boîtiers peuvent être empilés par des évidements, dépressions ou cavités analogues et des contre-parties correspondantes sur les enveloppes (1, 2) et/ou être raccordées entre elles par des moyens de liaison.
  16. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'enveloppe de fermeture (17) comporte deux ou plus de deux zones internes (10) en forme de disque semi-circulaire qui sont reliées par une quantité correspondante d'enveloppes de logement (1) de façon rotative.
  17. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que pendant la lecture dans un appareil approprié, le disque compact (3) demeure dans le boîtier.
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DE4408851A DE4408851A1 (de) 1994-03-16 1994-03-16 Ein Behältnis zur Aufbewahrung und zum Schutz einer Compact Disc
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